Biblical references
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1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Biblical account
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The book of Amos dates the words Amos "saw" concerning Israel to the overlapping reigns of Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Date and chronology derivation
Ranges are computed by the project's deterministic chronology engine from the biblical statements and each model's reign anchors. They are reconstructions, not independent dates.
792 BC – 753 BC
Thiele (1983) divided-monarchy chronology · precision: reign
How this range was derived
Earliest bound
- reign of Uzziah began 792 BC–791 BC (Thiele (1983) divided-monarchy chronology) (2 Kings 15:2)[1, 2]Assumption: Thiele: coregency with Amaziah from 792/791 BC; sole reign 768/767; died 740/739. The reign interval here includes the coregency. Dates as reported by Wikipedia from the cited chronologist; the primary work was not accessed (see source access_notes).
- “in the days of Uzziah king of Judah” — Amos's prophetic words (dated by Amos 1:1) during reign of Uzziah (Amos 1:1)Assumption: Uzziah's/Jeroboam II's 'days' are taken to include the coregency years of this model's reconstruction.
Latest bound
- reign of Jeroboam II ended 753 BC (Thiele (1983) divided-monarchy chronology) (2 Kings 14:23)[1, 3]Assumption: Thiele: coregent with Jehoash 793–782 BC; sole reign 782–753. Interval includes the coregency. Dates as reported by Wikipedia from the cited chronologist; the primary work was not accessed (see source access_notes).
- “in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel” — Amos's prophetic words (dated by Amos 1:1) during reign of Jeroboam II (Amos 1:1)Assumption: Uzziah's/Jeroboam II's 'days' are taken to include the coregency years of this model's reconstruction.
783 BC – 746 BC
Albright (1945) divided-monarchy chronology · precision: reign
How this range was derived
Earliest bound
- reign of Uzziah began 783 BC (Albright (1945) divided-monarchy chronology) (2 Kings 15:2)[2, 4]Assumption: Albright: 783–742 BC. Dates as reported by Wikipedia from the cited chronologist; the primary work was not accessed (see source access_notes).
- “in the days of Uzziah king of Judah” — Amos's prophetic words (dated by Amos 1:1) during reign of Uzziah (Amos 1:1)
Latest bound
- reign of Jeroboam II ended 746 BC (Albright (1945) divided-monarchy chronology) (2 Kings 14:23)[3, 4]Assumption: Albright: 786–746 BC. Dates as reported by Wikipedia from the cited chronologist; the primary work was not accessed (see source access_notes).
- “in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel” — Amos's prophetic words (dated by Amos 1:1) during reign of Jeroboam II (Amos 1:1)
Without a chronology model, this event cannot be placed on an absolute timeline: the texts date it only relative to reigns.
What else was happening? (Thiele (1983) divided-monarchy chronology)
- Uzziah (reign, Thiele (1983) divided-monarchy chronology): 792 BC – 739 BC
- Jeroboam II (reign, Thiele (1983) divided-monarchy chronology): 793 BC – 753 BC
- The earthquake in the days of Uzziah: 791 BC – 750 BC
- Daniel's night vision of the four beasts and its interpretation (Dan 7): ? – 539 BC
- Daniel's vision of the ram and the goat at Susa (Dan 8): ? – 539 BC
What else was happening? (Albright (1945) divided-monarchy chronology)
- Uzziah (reign, Albright (1945) divided-monarchy chronology): 783 BC – 742 BC
- Jeroboam II (reign, Albright (1945) divided-monarchy chronology): 786 BC – 746 BC
- The earthquake in the days of Uzziah: 782 BC – 743 BC
- Daniel's night vision of the four beasts and its interpretation (Dan 7): ? – 539 BC
- Daniel's vision of the ram and the goat at Susa (Dan 8): ? – 539 BC
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Sources
- 1.Thiele, Edwin R.. The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings (3rd ed.). Zondervan / Kregel. 1983. openlibrary.orgMetadata verifiedAcademic monographBook not accessed. Dates attributed to Thiele are taken from Wikipedia articles citing Thiele 1983 p. 217 (Uzziah) and Thiele (Jeroboam II).Verification log
- 2.Wikipedia contributors. Uzziah — Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. en.wikipedia.orgClaim checkedPopular summaryRead 2026-10-12. Used only to report chronologists' reign dates with their citations.Verification log
- 3.Wikipedia contributors. Jeroboam II — Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. en.wikipedia.orgClaim checkedPopular summaryRead 2026-10-12. Used only to report chronologists' reign dates.Verification log
- 4.Albright, William F.. The Chronology of the Divided Monarchy of Israel. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 100: 16–22. 1945-12. doi:10.2307/1355182Metadata verifiedScientific paperArticle not accessed. Albright dates are taken from Wikipedia articles citing this article.Verification log